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TL;DR
- Android 17 introduces a native, wireless-first Android Switch experience developed in collaboration with Apple, eliminating the need for additional apps, cables, or complex permissions.
- The update supports migrating previously unavailable data types, including passwords, passkeys, alarms, wallpapers, home screen layouts, Apple Notes attachments, and eSIMs. New cross-platform APIs also allow developers to transfer actual in-app data to Android, moving beyond simple app reinstallation.
- The new Android Switch experience rollout begins today on a small percentage of Android 17 devices.
Late last year, Google and Apple teamed up to make switching between Android phones and iPhones more seamless. Google shared a glimpse of these changes at I/O 2026, but the results of this collaboration are now (almost) here: Android 17 introduces a new iOS-to-Android switching experience via Android Switch.
